Grammar - Level C Test 58

in Level C

Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.

1. Do you mean to say you exchanged that lovely car ________ this?

A. with
B. by
C. on
D. for

2. I don't like him, so I have no intention ________ speaking to him.

A. about
B. with
C. in
D. of

3. There's just something about him that really puts my ________ up. I can't stand being in the same room as him.

A. back
B. handle
C. teeth
D. fit

4. She preferred to wait ________ you.

A. to
B. on
C. at
D. for

5. Just guess ________ the price of this carpet.

A. to
B. at
C. on
D. from

6. You must be careful when you wash this ________ silk blouse.

A. weak
B. sensitive
C. delicate
D. feeble

7. I ________ put my money there if I didn't think it was safe.

A. wouldn't
B. hadn't
C. didn't
D. oughtn't

8. Would you ________ the kettle on for some tea, please?

A. set
B. let
C. put
D. have

9. I'm going to get a new car; I'm tired ________ having to take this one to the garage to get it repaired all the time.

A. of
B. in
C. with
D. at

10. My father ________ me to learn English when I was a child, but never forced me.

A. let
B. persuaded
C. compelled
D. heard

11. Tell me ________ there is anything special that you would like to do.

A. that
B. which
C. so
D. if

12. She bought a new ________ for the party.

A. clothes
B. clothing
C. dress
D. vest

13. It's not fair that I ________ always have to do the washing-up.

A. would
B. should
C. ought(to)
D. must

14. How long have you been working ________ this exercise?

A. at
B. with
C. to
D. in

15. Children with ________ diseases should not be allowed to go to school.

A. contact
B. infectious
C. constant
D. influential

16. He had been completely exhausted but felt considerably ________ after a meal and a rest.

A. renewed
B. renovated
C. refreshed
D. remade

17. There was nothing they could do ________ leave the car at the roadside where it had broken down.

A. than
B. unless
C. instead of
D. but

18. She complained ________ when she heard that she had to work on Sunday.

A. severely
B. extremely
C. terribly
D. bitterly

19. Many people think that Robert Redford is a ________-looking actor.

A. well
B. better
C. good
D. best

20. He was bitten by a mosquito, but he made things worse by ________ the bite all the time.

A. stroking
B. scratching
C. rubbing
D. scraping